Ella Greenwood
Born
Ella Mae Greenwood

(2001-04-30) 30 April 2001
Enfield Town, Greater London, England
Occupation(s)Actor, filmmaker
Years active2019-present
AgentCSP Management

Ella Mae Greenwood (born 30 April 2001) is an English filmmaker, actress, writer, and activist. An ambassador for Stem4, she is the director of the mental health-focused company Broken Flames Productions.[1][2][3] She earned critical acclaim for her short film Faulty Roots.[4] She appeared on the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.[5]

Early life

Greenwood was born and raised in North London, and was homeschooled from the age of 13. She received acting training at the National Youth Theatre.[6]

Career

Greenwood began acting at a young age, signing with an agent as a child.[7] She was the lead character in the films Before Nightfall[8] and In Front of You.[9]

At 18, Greenwood wrote, directed and produced her first short film Faulty Roots about mental health in teens.[10] Faulty Roots screened at film festivals such as BAFTA accredited Bolton International Film Festival, Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival, and Tallgrass Film Festival, where it won an award.[11] It was given five stars by The Fan Carpet,[12] with UK Film Review calling it 'a rather powerful little story, told with care and genuine affection for its characters'.[13] After it was announced that Faulty Roots was being developed into a feature film,[14] Melanie Walters and Kayleigh-Paige Rees were cast as the leads.[15]

Greenwood's first animation Dreary Days had its premiere at Enimation Film Festival. She has an upcoming film about mental health Self-Charm, co-produced with Tallulah Films and starring Bukky Bakray.[16][17]

She was awarded Positive Female Role Model of the Year at the Darkus Magazine 2020 Awards.[18]

Artistry

Greenwood stated in an interview that one of her favourite directors is Mike Flanagan as she's a huge fan of horror films.[19] She was featured by Huffington Post in an article about the rise in behind-the-camera exploration for a generation of actors.[20]

References

  1. ↑ stem7. "Ambassadors". stem4. Retrieved 7 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Broken Flames Productions". brokenflamesproductions.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ella Greenwood is Building a Slate of Mental Health Based Projects to Promote Better Representation in the Media". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Grater, Tom (14 July 2020). "Melanie Walters & Kayleigh-Paige Rees Board UK Indie Pic 'Faulty Roots' About Teen Mental Health". Deadline. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2021: Entertainment". Forbes.
  6. ↑ "Ella Greenwood Talks New Projects, National Youth Theatre of Great Britain And What's Next". The Harlton Empire. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Revolutionizing the Conversation about Mental Health: Meet Filmmaker Ella Greenwood". Unpublished Magazine. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Get To Know Rising Young Acting Talent Ella Greenwood". That Moment In. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "British Actress Ella Greenwood Tells us About her Latest Films!". Miss O and Friends. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  10. ↑ Latoya (31 August 2020). "FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: 'Faulty Roots' creator Ella Greenwood". Filmotomy. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Tallgrass announces 2020 festival award winners". Tallgrass Film Association. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "Faulty Roots(2020) | The Fan Carpet". www.thefancarpet.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  13. ↑ Bottomley, Jack J. (10 March 2020). "Faulty Roots short film review". UK Film Review. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Faulty Roots is to become a feature film". Film Stories. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  15. ↑ Grater, Tom (14 July 2020). "Melanie Walters & Kayleigh-Paige Rees Board UK Indie Pic 'Faulty Roots' About Teen Mental Health". Deadline. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "Filmmaker Ella Greenwood campaigns for better mental health representation". Film Industry Network UK. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  17. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (1 December 2020). "Bukky Bakray to Headline Ella Greenwood's Mental Health Film 'Self-Charm' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  18. ↑ "Darkus Awards: 19-Year-old Filmmaker Ella Greenwood Awarded Positive Female Role Model Of The Year". Celluloid Junkie. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  19. ↑ Tardif, Jovin (9 July 2020). "Exclusive Interview with Ella Greenwood". What On What's Good. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  20. ↑ Bloodworth, Adam (11 October 2020). "Michaela Coel's Groundbreaking Work Is Inspiring Actors To Improvise During Covid". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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